11/09/2013 Look North (Yorkshire)

As her gardener remains in custody her family deny

correspondent's been speaking to Anne's son Alex who was also shot.

He'll have the latest from Turkey in just a moment. Also tonight.

Will commuters on overcrowded trains pay the price or benefit from the

high speed rail line coming North? Meet Flo, the Springer spaniel who

gained 14 stones in a day, not in weight, but due to what she ate.

Leeds is looking pretty dreary in the afternoon rain and drizzle but

what is the next few days looking like? Join me later to find out.

The son of the Yorkshire woman shot dead in Turkey has been describing

how he pleaded with the gunman not to hurt her. Alex Berry from Swain

Brie in North Yorkshire tried to reason with the man before he opened

fire on his 56—year—old mother. Police are still questioning a local

gardener about the shooting which happened in the small village of

Dalyan. Alex, who was also shot, is recovering in hospital.

Faster rail connections between Leeds,

Earlier this week the scheme came under fire when the Public Accounts

we have had some problems with the sound. We will try and get that

sorted out. This is a villa where a family Earth

Day celebration ended in the worst imaginable horror. The gunman went

to the holiday home shooting at anyone he found, Anne Bury locked

herself in the bathroom but the attacker broke down the door and

killed her. Her mother Cecile was injured and released in hospital,

her son is still there. I spent a couple of minutes with Alex here at

the hospital this morning. It is a very difficult time for him. He has

got his own recovery, he was shot in the lake and the bullet has done

considerable damage. Obviously he has to come to terms with the ordeal

that he has been through and the fact that his mother has lost his

life —— her life. Lots of reporters wants to talk to him but he is

waiting for more of his family to arrive later today. The doctors here

say he will have two stay here for at least a week. No doubt the

emotional impact will last much longer. We have observed him under

intensive care for one day, and today we moved into the normal

service. He has overcome life—threatening risks and his

recovery is going well. The family's gardener is the main

suspect being questioned by police. There is talk with a possible

dispute with the family, or there are suggestions he may have had a

relationship with Anne Bury which have been denied by the family.

Another theory could have been money, that he pocketed cash that

should have been paid to local tradesmen. He was initially arrested

on Saturday. It is believed family called the police after a row with

him. The following day, the family held the party, and the gardener

returned in the early hours of Monday morning, allegedly, with a

shot gun. It is a violent attack which has shocked people in this

quiet tourist town and back home in this town, where the community said

press today. People do not expect this, the villages there are quite

small villages, close—knit communities and they carry on with

their normal lives. Something like this, it is so shocking in a big

town, to have it in a small village is even more shocking. The police

here face questions about why they did not take more seriously the

initial complaint of the family. Their main suspect is still

answering questions about how a family party in the sun ended in

violent murder. We are trying to resolve the sound

programmes —— problems and we will try to get back to him later on.

Faster rail connections between Leeds, Sheffield and London will

make nearby businesses more competitive, and boost the local

economy by nearly £2 billion every year according to a new report.

Earlier this week the scheme came under fire when the Public Accounts

Committee said spiralling costs were jeopardising any benefits. But today

the transport minister has fought back, saying the new route would act

as a heart bypass for the clogged arteries of our transport system.

Spencer Stokes reports. For

like. Overcrowded trains that have more in common with an old bus.

Northern rail would like to expand services on the Harrogate line and

get more challenges —— carriages but government rules means their hands

are tied. Stations are just as busy and passengers want investment but

there is little is easier than for HS2. Yellow macro spending the money

in a different way, or carefully thought through, would be incredibly

helpful and bring a better economic benefits for people. They need

houses here, there are no train stations and it is a long train

journey, so the money would be spent on other commuter routes. The

government today effectively relaunched HS2 in the face of

scepticism, highlighting data from accountants which suggests what it

is open, south and west Yorkshire's economy will grow by £2 billion

every year. High—speed two will make Liverpool stronger, Sheffield

stronger, Manchester stronger, Britain stronger. Like many places

in Yorkshire, Barnsley will not have a station on HS2 but the government

says this town can still benefit. The new high—speed railway will add

capacity and these old Victorian Railways will then be able to

support additional services to far—flung places such as the

capital. Heating capacity rather than speed has become one of the

central arguments behind HS2 and network rail said Barnsley,

Bradford, Harrogate and Scarborough could be plugged into frequent

London services when the line open. Though it will also create thousands

of jobs. This Barnsley firm stands to benefit if it wins contracts. And

the owner is also predicting people will love HS2 when it is running. If

they try to take it away, there will be writing in the street. People

will use it as a shuttle service, it will be a shuttle service not a

special service. The first HS2 trains will arrive in Leeds in a few

years. Many hope there will be a few new carriages for local lines before

then. Spencer is at Leeds railway station.

Will the report today have convinced the doubters? I don't think it has,

and it will take more than an —— a report from an accountancy firm to

win over sceptics. HS2 does have its supporters, especially amongst

people who travel to the Midlands. It would cut the journey time to

Birmingham to less than an hour. So quite significant reduction in

there. But for local travellers, people who live in south and west

Yorkshire, who live and work in these counties, they simply want to

see newer trains, faster trains, and stations in communities that do not

have them. But if HS2 were cancelled, that £42 billion not

necessarily be transferred to other projects. We are talking about

something that might be 20 years ago —— away. KPMG says there is to

billion pounds of profit for Yorkshire, where does that come

from, the figure? Improving transport links improves business,

it encourages businesses to move to an area and they can move into

labour markets more easily and sell their services and products more

easily. There is somewhat of a flaw in KPMG's report because they admit

they do not know if there was the skilled labour force available in

south and west Yorkshire or if there is land available for businesses to

move into. Without the labour force and the land, you do not get the

benefits so that somewhat undermines their report today. I think what

this report from KPMG has done is added to the whole debate about HS2.

It has not done settle —— what it has not done is settle it.

Later today. We have been at the Saint Leger.

I have been finding out why it is not just racegoers who are

benefiting from the staging of the world's oldest classical space.

In the rest of the day's news unemployment in Yorkshire has risen

very slightly this month, bucking the national trend. Latest figures

for the three month period between May and July show that there were

245,000 people without a job in Yorkshire and the Humber. That's

1,000 more than the previous month. The unemployment rate has

at 8.9%, the third highest in the country.

Sheffield City Council says it'll need help from the public to run

some of its services in future. The authority's already announced its

central government funding will be reduced by more than £100 million by

2015. It's expected to outline plans for community groups to take over a

number of libraries. Campaigners are stepping up their

fight to save an ancient woodland close to the M1 in South Yorkshire.

Plans were announced last week for motorway services to be built on

part of Smithy Wood on the outskirts of Sheffield. 2,000 people have

signed a petition against the proposal. The developers say it's

the best location for the services, but protestors claim the cost to the

environment is too high. These areas are unique. They were

established over hundreds of years, so if you cut them down, you cannot

just put new trees in place and say they are replacements. It is not

possible. It is unique habitats we are talking about. Askham Bryan

agricultural College in York has unveiled plans for 34 million pounds

worth of improvements to its campus, as well as new residential

facilities. And students. It will include a state—of—the—art

management animal centre. If passed by the Council, the first stage of

work will be completed in a years time.

More than 90 police pocket notebooks that could contain crucial new

information about the Hillsborough disaster have been recovered by

investigators. The Independent Police Complaints Commission said

today that they'd been handed in to South Yorkshire Police by retired

and serving officers. The police watchdog also said they now know the

original statements of at least 74 officers were altered in the

aftermath of the disaster. Stuart Flinders is in Liverpool for us now.

It is the year since the IP CC began their enquiry, they have released a

few more detailed survey? There are two standout revelations in this

latest report on the investigations so far, and they are, first of all,

the fact that there are now nearly 300 police statements which they

believe may have been tampered with. Many more than was originally

thought, a number which has increased throughout the summer

months as they have looked at the evidence. And the second, this is

the first time there has been any forensic evidence to support a claim

which has been made for many years, is maybe some of the witness

statements given by surviving football fans were also tampered

with. These two new elements add weight to the claims that there was

a concerted effort in the days and months after Hillsborough to conceal

the truth. As you have mentioned, the new police notebooks which have

not been examined before, what will they tell us about the event on that

day? 96 Liverpool fans died in that disaster and their families are

still waiting for answers all of this time on. It is a year now since

that independent panel reduced their report on the previous enquiries,

the government says there should be a new inquest. We know there will be

new inquests, they will take place next year and they will

Hillsborough families are concerned, the progress in the last

12 months has not been fast enough. Today the Hillsborough Justice

campaign staged a news conference in which they criticised the IP CC.

They said that in the first 12 months of their investigation, they

have done little more than establish new offices and it —— appoint staff.

In that context, you could see this update on their progress as a

riposte to what they see as unjust criticism.

It was a damp, dismal start for racegoers at the first day of the

Saint Leger Festival in Doncaster. Organisers are hoping the crowds

will not be put off. The racing attracts around 80,000 visitors but

overall, with all the other events tied into the festival, 100,000

people are expected to visit. It is worth a few quid as well, £50

million to the economy of the cost. —— 15 million. It was not exactly

the start they would have wanted, but a bit of drizzle cannot stand in

the way of over 200 years of tradition. They one of the Doncaster

Festival may have acquired a brolly but it did not dampen enthusiasm. It

is a fantastic event, we do a few events with Sandown but this is a

nice venue. It is a great day, fingers crossed for the weekend we

have better weather. Despite the downpour, it is obvious how the

bookies and racegoers benefit. But visitors also spend money in other

parts of the town. And it is not just hotels and restaurants that

gets a boost. Market traders also noticed trading is our open the

festival is on. We do better when it is on, it attracts a lot of people,

it's is the hotels and restaurants, it is a good help for the town.

Tourism now brings in £400 million for Doncaster and visitor numbers

are on the up thanks in part to attractions like the Yorkshire

wildlife Park. When we first started the park and said we were going to

come to Doncaster, people thought we were mad. At the whole town has

grown, so it has not just been asked and the racecourse, there is layers

of tourism on offer. So people think they could go to Doncaster for the

weekend which they would never have thought of before. And that is

something which in turn brings even more people to the races. We have

seen attendances grow from 160,000 people in 2010 2/200 20,000 last

year. I Doncaster benefits —— attic Doncaster benefits from that.

Gamblers make appreciate the risks but it seems the economy of

Doncaster is a sure bet. Don Costa is the place to be this

week! The steam engine Mullard is on display as part of the same 11 ——

Saint Leger Festival. It beat speed record which has never been beaten,

it was built in Doncaster and it is back on display in front of the very

first building which rolled it out. What an exciting evening. 75 years

ago, this very murky motive rolled out of that building and set up

incredibly —— set that include full speed record. This still influences

locomotive design today, which makes it so special, great to see it back

in Doncaster, the pride of the plant. To set a speed record you

need a crack team, and it had that, the team were Doncaster men, and it

was powered to 126 miles an hour. The London and North East railway

wanted to set a record in an unofficial style so there are no

archive pictures of the run itself. But a couple of years later, the

driver retired and was considered enough of a celebrity for British

pate to catch up with him. The retirement of the driver, it was an

Mullard that the driver set up a speed record which has never been

beaten. Today on the same great engine he makes his farewell trip.

I am delighted to be joined by the designer's grandson, Tim Godfrey.

Your grandfather knew these were special and he knew what he was

doing when he put these together. Are you surprised we are still

talking about it today? Not at all, it is supreme engineering and

construction excellence, they are still looking brilliant. It is

beautiful to look at, the elegant curve. There are four of them still

running. Indeed, a remarkable tribute. We saw this roll out 20

minutes ago, I had a lump in my throat, what about you? It is

wonderful. It is exactly the same age as me because I was born in

January 1938, the same month as it rolled out of the works. What a

remarkable collection to the history! Enjoy your evening. If you

want to see this engine this weekend, it is not going to be here,

it will be at the freight line depot. If you cannot see it this

weekend, it is going on display at Barrow Hill roundhouse outside of

test to build on the 28th and 20 of the month. So from here, with proof

that things get better with age, Harry!

He knows his trains! That is a fine engine.

Before 7pm, a round—up of the sports news. Plus we meet —— we meet Flo,

the springer spaniel, who ate 14 rocks on a springer spaniel holiday!

And not the edible kind! Yorkshire have started in their

final remaining matches which could be so important for their chase for

the county to budget title. They decided to field after winning the

toss. They made a decent start, but Sussex have had the better of the

afternoon. Bad light brought an early end to day one. It has not

been a great day for an adoption so far.

Staying with cricket and former Yorkshire and England seam bowler

Matthew Hoggard has aanounced he'll retire at the end of the season. The

36—year—old was part of Yorkshire's County Championship winning side in

2001. He represented his country in 64 test matches and received an MBE

for playing a leading role in England's 2005 Ashes victory.

A story of sporting success now for a nine—year—old girl from Skipton

who's become a national champion. Lucy—Belle Williamson won gold in

the under—10s at the recent British Youth Fencing Championships. Her

achievement's made all the more impressive as she's managed to turn

her learning difficulty into one of her greatest weapons. Ian Bucknell

reports. It is training night at Saint Andrew

's Church in Skipton. Fencing has taken off in the North Yorkshire

town thanks to a group of local enthusiasts. But amongst the keen

amateurs is a British champion. Lucy—Belle Williamson is so good she

has to practice with someone as her side. We went to the completion on

sure what was going to happen, because we did not know what her

competition standard was like. The win the gold was very exciting. I

like the fact that it has various different challenges. It uses a lot

of stamina, and sometimes speed, and also am a tactics. Lucy's

achievement is very good because she has dyslexia which helps her ——

means that she cannot understand spoken words. We have two explained

very simply, if you give her a lot of construction, she cannot

understand. That weakness is a strength in competition, because her

focus means she does not get distracted. Her long—term focus is

to be an Olympian. From training in the old church hall in her hometown,

she wants to take on the world and will not be held back for the

sexier. —— I had dyslexia. Next to our guest of honour, Flo the

springer spaniel who gained a whopping 14 stones in a day. We're

not talking about her weight though, but rather the actual number of

stones or rocks that she ate. She was rushed to the vets after falling

ill where an x—ray quickly discovered the cause

Lisa, does Flo normally eat such strange things? No, not really!So,

you were on holiday in Wales, what happened? She started being sick, I

thought she had pinched a kid toy, we thought we would see how she was

going on, but then she had problems going to the toilet so I took to the

vet. But then she was fine, so we carried on. But then you came away

with us and then she was really poorly. He was being really sick and

we thought we had to take to the vet. Did you not hear her rattling?

De vet did, they felt her stomach and they felt her stomach and heard

them rattling in her stomach. So what happened? So within two hours,

they had done an operation on her, in 20 minutes they had found the

stones in her stomach. Within two hours, they had done the operation.

The weight of these were quite unbelievable, I thought they would

be small stones, these are big rocks! She is a pretty small dog.

You must have been shocked when they came out. They said, she had been

eating stones, we thought they would be like pebbles. They showed us

these, we thought, where have they come from? No idea! What kind of

dogs are they? Are they a bit daft? They can be! They are quite clever

dogs, but they are very excitable. They can be a bit bouncy. They can

be a little bit mad, run in circles and chase reflections, does she

display this trait? Definitely, yes! Says she is back on the road to

recovery? Yes, she is back to her normal self now, getting there. She

could be a good blue Peter Dodd, she is well behaved. She is now! She is

not too bad. She has calmed down a bit. We are glad the story ended

well! That have a look at the weather now.

It is unsettled, if you are going to Newcastle for the great North wind,

it will be a wild one. —— for the great North run. The pictures have

been really nice, additive colour. This was the sky looking towards the

more yesterday evening. Keep your pictures coming in. The headline for

tomorrow, it is a bit of an improvement, a slow start and there

is a weather front coming in later tomorrow. In between late morning to

mid afternoon, there should be some time and brightness. This weather

front will bring further outbreaks of rain from the West Thursday

evening. An awful lot of cloud, some low cloud touching the top of

hills. We could get up to 20 degrees tomorrow, it could be a bit warmer.

A dreary night, especially across South Yorkshire, rain and drizzle

sinking southwards. It will be grey overnight, over low and high routes.

A light breeze by dawn. A great start, mist and fog, those

—— —— eight goals start, mist and fog, into the early evening, the

rain will be reaching the coast. The temperatures should be better,

milder air. A much better day, much better afternoon for the races at

Doncaster. Friday is fairly nondescript, a lot of cloud, the

risk of a few spots of rain, patchy rain. A damp start on Saturday,

slowly brightening up from the north—west. Really autumnal on

Sunday.